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Journal overview

Overview

Aims and Scope

The primary purpose of the

Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM)

is to publish scholarly research articles in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship. As the official journal of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the JSBM is recognized as a primary instrument for projecting and supporting the goals and objectives of this organization, which include scholarly research and the free exchange of ideas. The journal, which is circulated in 60 countries around the world, is a leader in the field of small business research.

The following is a list of research topics of interest to JSBM readers:

  • Family and Founders Owned Enterprises
  • Women and Minority Owned Enterprises
  • Small Business Strategy and Organization
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • Franchising and Small Business
  • Internationalization and International Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Education
  • New Venture Creation and Venture Capital
  • Small Business Finance and Accounting
  • Small Enterprise Governance and Agency
  • Small Business Technology and Innovation
  • Small Business Policy, Economics, and Legal Issues
  • Small Business Operations and E-Commerce
  • Small Business Assistance and Training Programs
  • Small Business Leadership and Entrepreneurial Behavior

For more detailed information about the journal, please visit: https://icsb.org/project/jsbm/

Readership

Researchers, academics, and entrepreneurs

Keywords

management, small, business, journal, entrepreneurship, West, Virginia, university, international, council, ICSB, WVU, MBA, accounting, entrepreneur, organization, strategy, technology, marketing, consumer, literature, capital, markets, human, resources, mission, statement, research, family, legal

Abstracting and Indexing Information
  • ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
  • Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage)
  • Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection (ProQuest)
  • Business Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Business ASAP (GALE Cengage)
  • Business Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • CatchWord (Publishing Technology)
  • Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics)
  • EBSCO Online (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Emerald Management Reviews (Emerald)
  • Entrepreneurship Database (ProQuest)
  • InfoTrac (GALE Cengage)
  • Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics)
  • OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson)
  • ProQuest
  • Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Central (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Central K-363
  • Proquest Pharma Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest)
  • PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA)
  • Research Library (ProQuest)
  • Research Library Prep (ProQuest)
  • Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)


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